metamorphic in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for metamorphic in the English»Italian Dictionary

metamorphic [Brit mɛtəˈmɔːfɪk, Am ˌmɛdəˈmɔrfɪk] ADJ

1. metamorphic quality, technique:

metamorphic

metamorfico, di metamorfosi

2. metamorphic GEOL:

metamorphic

metamorfico

Translations for metamorphic in the Italian»English Dictionary

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metamorfico trasformazione, sviluppo

metamorphic

metamorfico rocce

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There is high-grade metamorphic rock originated from nepheline syenite that is characterized by gneiss texture of very rare occurrence.

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Billions of years of erosion and tectonic deformation have exposed the metamorphic rock core of these ancient mountains.

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As metamorphism proceeds, many minerals coarsen and new, metamorphic minerals such as feldspar form.

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Although made of metamorphic rock, the mountain is actually composed of migmatite, metamorphosed at higher temperatures than gneiss but not sufficiently melted to become granite.

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They consist primarily of metamorphic gneiss, granite, and schist.

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Metamorphic viruses often translate their own binary code into a temporary representation, editing the temporary representation of themselves and then translate the edited form back to machine code again.

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Some crystals have formed by magmatic and metamorphic processes, giving origin to large masses of crystalline rock.

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With continued increase in metamorphic grade the sequence is phyllite, then schist and finally to gneiss.

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The most abundant rock types are quartzite and banded iron formation, with subordinate metamorphic gneisses, metaconglomerates and pelitic to semi-pelitic quartz-muscovite schists.

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The sandstone is derived from metamorphic and volcanic fragments.

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